Display-case.



A. S. KLEIN.

DISPLAY OASE.

APPLIGAHON FILED DBC. 22, 1913.

A "1,109,339, Patented sep1.1,1914.

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THE smls PETER co: PHoToL/THO.. wA'sHlNcroN. D. c.

. DisrIiAY-CASEQ i To allgwhom it mai/'cncemf y f a citizen of thek United `States of America,

residing' 'at-L Cleveland, in, the'- county ofy Cuyahoga and State of Ohio,1haye,invented certain new andiusefnlfImprovementsjin l Displvay-Casesiand Ihvereby declare the folf lowing to bey a full, clear, and exact; descrip-f` tion of the invention, usuch as ,will enable others `skilled; infthel :artgto whichitjperf tains to make andu'seflthle sa1ne.`f'; i

`This invention relates to f improvements in displayfcases,-` and ,pertainsv morexespecially to kadisp'laycase designedior use'v vduring suchr time` of. the year` as 4.is glrnown as 'the non-fly season, but'. which isjreadilyfcony' vertible into aV case well` adapted f for use i during vsuch time otthe-yearas 1s knownthe l Season. n 2RM ,A .I l .y 'The `primary object of this invention is to.

g` constrnctfa case of the character indicated communication; i with fthe fexternal `atmosf` y which *said hamber Aisf` closed latqth'e top.y Fig; 6 isran innerside view "offonjeqof the y; cas'efillnstratedvinf-Figs. -1,2,3and,4i Fig: 7 is Aa v,vertical section on'eitjher line 7-`-7, F1g.

`-i-,rlooking rearwardly. 4Fig.. 8 l1s a khorizon-` which is'convenient and simple and durable inconstructionv f f 'With `this object in-iviewf, andtotheend after appearing,A this invention consists ink certain structural featnres,g .and combina-y tionsy and arrangement ofvpaits, hereinafter-v descriloedgpointed ont inthe claims, and.y illustrated in the 'f/accompanying drawings. `Insaid drawings,Figure;1isa fronty view. ofy a displayecase' embodying :my invention.

Fig.; 2 ..is 'a top plan relative to Fig.- '1. Fig.

B is a'vertical section:onliney 3-0,-3,1;Fig.1, looking in the direction `indicated Iloy the -arrowj Fig. 4 is a'vertical ,section on line' Fig:; 3,1lo'oking rearwardly, Figy is"k avertical section illustrative .of theinanner l y in-whi'ch thedisplaycaseshowninv Figs. 1,5

2, 3 and aas-having its interior chamber 1 o* y :ing upwardly and rearwardly from appoint pliere is; converted into .a 'displaycase in side; sectionssof the `hoodgoi the displayy downwardly. Figsi--Sh` 5; andv .Gf are Ldrawnf r; on Ea'largerl scale than `Figs. 1a-nd2, and VFi,g,1f`s.;f,7 and-8` are drawn-on` a larger? scale thanFigs. 3, 4,- qand 6.. n?"

1 "The topf'sectlo a'blymmountedon the-top V,edges 20' of; the sidejsectijons Gand `hinged at;` its forwardedge, as at 22, tothe fronty section E of 4,sia-iai r`898,111.1. y

"10, forf ieceiving A merchandise yorA` other glartiycles.`r Thehody Ak comprises a horizontally 1 arranged q uadrangnlar frame mwhichforms l' the top of said bodygand has theopening 41122r v` which extendsv vertically throrigh said frame forming anl 'inletof thechamber. 10. Tghe opening 12 `is largertransversely-,within the upperfportion than within the `lower por tion fofyisaidfframe, andthe upper` transgversely larger-,portion y'of said 'opening `has "two lparallel laterally acing'sidefwalls 1 3 v-`(see Figs. 2,4, `5 andv 8') vand each' of said :walls ,isf provided 4(see Fig.` 5) with two metal :plates EB rwhich are spaced l'ongitndiv nally` i of the" ,respective -wall and secured ,tov ,.saidgwall, preferably,,removablyhy screws 5 h ,i as'shown, inyFigI, 8;@ Each plate 5B is pro'-.r vided centrally, vwith *1.a 'laterally and in-f wardly. projecting lug14-(see Figs? and 8),."

`AghOOdPis arranged over the opening12l and `mounted. on 1the frame la, and said hood,V

'coinprises'two rlaterally `spaced substantiallyf verticallyarranged side sections@,Qafrontv section Eandx-atop sectionfG; `The side,` .sections C `aremounted on theframe aatr V opposite,sidesfirespectiviely of `theqopening 12 and have ),portionsjloy thereof extendingV o `into Asaidfopen'ing andfroni end ltogend oil the Iwalls 13,1jand-each side sectiofrrC` is; ,secured at yits portion 1 6wto; the adjacentv platesoyB, preferably`reniovab`ly by snit.- fably applied thnmbLscrews 17 which have their kheads yarranged 'at the inner sides of said side sections-and are screwedinto Ithe lugsli of said plates.. Each side section C eXtendsff-rom apoint lforward ofthe. ,opening-y 12to` a point rearward of 'said fopening. Y; i j E 'l Eachuside section C `(seefcFigs. 3, l1 and 6) has; a sloping' forward edge 18 extend-y forward .o the `opening 12and said side section has aV sulostalitially(horizontaltop` `vedge 20whilch extends rearwardlyfrom saidyslopinge'dgei-f I" f' 'f Ii- Grofl tlief hood removfthe hood and arranged-tofhe'swiing from the' side'secti'ons C `upwardly and' forwardly and independently of said front section.

Thefrontpsection-E is hinged-at its lower edge, as at523^,/tothe frame mand arranged tobe 'swung-forwardly from-fthe side seel tionslC of rthe" hood bntylean's .against"the sloping front edges 1S of said side sections,`

and said side sections are recessed, asy at 24, at their inner sides and along their edges 18 and 20 (see Figs. 3, 4 and 6) to accommodate the location of inwardly projecting portions v2,5 ofthe front and top sections of the hood.

I would here remarkthatthesectionsE C, E and Gr of the hood are preferably composedv of wood land glass, but f the `ap-.

, plication of glass panels to wooden frames u sections 'of display-casesis too well known in thefconstruction or formation of walls or in the art to"requiredescription in detail in Ithis specication. i

By the construction hereinbefore describy ed it rwill be observed that myim'proved i displaybase vcomprises a body whichV has an interior chamber' having anl inlet atfthe top o'f the body; "that a "hood ,isi arranged over said inlet; `that said hood is imounted on said body and ycomprises ytwo laterally -1 spaced side sections, a front Isection iand a top section; that the side sections jof Athe hood rest on the aforesaid bodyat oppo site sides respectively ofthe aforesaid inletk and are removably securedfto said body .and extend from a `pointforward of said inlet to a point rearward of said inlet; that upon swinging. the `top section ofthe hood upwardly and forwardlyover theouter sidey of they front section o'fthehood and thereupon 'swinging said front section and connected top section far enoughforwardly,

the side sections of the lhood',1upo`n removing thescrews 17, are free to belremoved from the body of the case, and `upon removing J said side sections thev front f and top sections of the hood can be swung into the positionshown in Fig. 5 to forni a` cover for the Ainlet of theV chamber 10, and I would here.

remarkr that said top and Ifrontsections of the hood are not only large yenough kin dimension's to cover the'opening or inlet 12 when `saidsections are in theposition shown in Fig. `5 buthave their inwardly projecting portionsA 25 arranged as requiredfto project into the upper transversely larger portionofsaid inlet in said position of said sections.

To positively prevent the ingress of iies orfother insects intothe case frombetween` c the adjacent edges of thefront'and top sections of the hood in the cover-formingposition of said sections the triangular space 2,6 formed between said cover-forming sections may be Vlill'ed by a correspondingly shapedV bar `(notshown).k

' What IA claim is 1. In a display-case, the combination, `with the body of the' case, which body has an in` terior chamberlhaving an inlet at thetop v of'thebody, of ahoodfarranged over said inlet and mounted `saidbody and comprising two llaterally spaced rsubstantial-ly vertically` arranged side sections, a fron-t section, and a top section, the side sections of the hood being mounted on the aforesaid body at opposite sides respectively of the aforesaid inlet and removably secured to lsaid body, each side section extending from a point forward of said inlet to a pointrearward `ofsaid inlet, the top section of the hood being removably mounted on said side 2, Ina displayecase, a body which has an interior chamber hwmg an' inlety at" the top ofthe body, anda hood'jarranged over said kinlet?` and mounted onsaid body' and comprising two upright l'side sections, :1n-upwardly and forwardly facing sloping, front section, and fafsubstantially horizontally ary ranged top section, ,thesidesections of the' hood being mounted on the aforesaid body at opposite sides respectively of the aforesaid inlet and removably secured to said body, each side section having a sloping for ward edge extendingupwardly and rearwardly from apoint forward of said inlet,

`,and said side sectionhavinga substantially horizontal top edge extending rearwardly from said sloping edge, the'top section of the hood` being removably mounted on said side sections andhinged at its forward edge to the front section rof the hood and ar` ranged to be swung from saidside sections tion beinghinged at its lower edge to the aforesaidl bodyvand arranged to be swung forwardly' from said side sections butvleaning against the -af'oresaidslopingl edge j of'- each sidef'section of fthe hood.

3. In a displayecase, a body which has an` i interior chamberA having an inlet at lthe top of the body, anda hood `arranged over said inlet and' mountefdrlon said body and com? p'rising two upright side sectionsa front section, and ajsubstantially horizontally ar ranged top section, the side sections ofthe hood being mounted on Vthe aforesaid body at opposite sides'respectively `of the aforesaidinlet'yand'fremovably secured toksaidl l.

body, eachside "sectionfhaving an upwardly and forwardly facing sloping forward edge and a substantially horizontal top edgeand being providedat itsinner side with a re-y `upwardly andfo'rwardly, andsaid frontl sec-y cess extending 'along saidedges, the top sec-` tion of the 1hood being removablymounted on said side sections and hingedr at its for- `wardedge tothe front'section of the Vhood and arranged tok be swung from said side sections upwardlyand forwardly, l'said front section being hinged at its `lower edge'to the yaforesaid body and yleaning against` the aforesaid sloping edge of eachfside section 4. In a display-case, the combination, with thebody of the case,` which body has an inf terior chamber and comprises a'horizontally arranged quadrangular frame formingthe top of said body and1 having its opening yforming an inlet of said chamber, of a hood arranged over said* inlet' and mounted on said frame comprising two upright side sections, afront sectlon and atop section,

theside sections of lthehood being mounted onsaid frame, at opposite sides respectively of the aforesaid openingfand removably ksey' cured to said frame, each sidefsection extending from La point forward ofthe said v opening to a point rearward of said openy ing, the top section of the hood being removtion of the hood` andarrangedfto be swung i I,

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ably mounted" on said Side sections and hinged at its forward edge tothe front sec` from said side sections lupwardly and forwardly, and said front section being hinged at its lower edgeto the aforesaid frame and v arranged to be swung forwardly from said `sfide sections. a f 1 t y, y

\ 5. lIn a display-case, a body which has an interior chamber and comprises a horizon-A d l y tally arranged quadrangular frame forming the top of-said body and having its opening forming an inlet ofjsaid chamber, which` opening is larger transversely @within the upper section than within the lower` portion 4of vsaid frame, the upper transversely larger portion of vsaid openingy having 4two parallel side walls, a hood arranged over' said opening and vmounted on said frame .and comprising two yupright side sections, a front Section and .8# top Section, andmetal,platesnrr'f ysecured to the aforesaid walls,"the side-s`ec-k tions of the hood "beingfmounted onsaid frame lat oppositejsides respectively of said l opening and havingportions which extend i.

into the upper portion .of'saidopening'and fromend to endof said'walls andare rei movably secured to said plates..

u `Ill 8Stm011y whereof, I sign the foregoingspe'ciication, the-'.presenceof two rwitnesses.` t n d l n 4 ADOLPH KLEIN.A

' B. C. BROWN?, s l i ff 1vv L HERBERT G. Woon. 1 p

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